Garments hanger means



Sept. 8, 1970 6. DE LARA 3,527,352

GARMENT S HANGER MEANS Filed Nov, 14, 1967 Sheets$heet 1 I I K [1 BY '63@/w INVENTOR.

Sept. 8, 1970 DE LAPA 3,527,352

GARMENTS HANGER MEANS Filed NOV. 14, 1967 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR.

United States Patent 3,527,352 GARMENTS HANGER MEANS Giovanni De Lapa,682 J. F. Kennedy Blvd, Bayonne, NJ. 07002 Filed Nov. 14, 1967, Ser. No.686,376 Int. Cl. A47b 29/00, 37/00 US. Cl. Zllli-lLi 1 Claim ABSTRACT OFTHE DISCLOSURE The present invention relates to a hanging device forsupporting clothes articles in a tailor shop. The device in question maybe formed of an elongated tubular member into which is mounted anotherslidable member smaller in diameter. The slidably mounted member movesin the first member lengthwise. Upon reaching the end of travel it canbe hinged sideways. The sliding member has indexing spring detents whichalso serve as a bearing shaft upon which the sliding member can move inan arcuate path.

The present invention relates to hangers, and more particularly itrelates to means for making possible the hanging of garments on handleswhich may be located adjacent to a sewing machine table and mounted uponplatforms or directly secured to the machine table top, and in closeproximity to the man that works at the sewing machine, the tailor or hisassistant.

More specifically to the embodiment of the present invention it relatesto a means for facilitating the hanging of trousers on handles which canbe fastened to the left and to the right margins of a sewing machinetable. The hangers or handles in question may be adjustable to takevarious length so as to support a greater or a lesser number of trouserswhich may be hanged upon them in the process of general sewingoperations in mass production or in the making of trouser cuffs and thelike.

The hanger in question forming an embodiment of the present inventionsubstantially differs from similar devices in use in the industry. Myhanger provides flexibility and can be readily adapted to massproduction. In its general configuration my hanger consists of a pair oftubular members with one member in the pair having an inner diameterwhich is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the other member inthe pair. Accordingly when the smaller tubular member is housed withinthe larger tubular member, it is possible to slide the smaller memberin-and-out off the larger member with ease. A plurality of holes may beprovided upon the larger tubular member which are drilled transverselyacross the tube so as to form on either side of said tube a pair ofcentrally aligned holes. The larger tube then is mounted by means ofscrews to the edge of a sewing table top and is anchored securelythereto.

The inner tubular member which is of smaller outer diameter may beprovided with a pair of holes, one on either extreme end thereof. A pairof substantially V-shaped springs (preferably made of piano wire) may beshaped in such a manner as to form a spring detent. The latter may bemounted into the holes provided on either end of the tube so as toextend beyond the holes and to form an indexing mechanism.

It is, of course, understood that when the smaller tube is fitted withinthe larger tube, the spring detents aforesaid Will extend beyond thediameter of the small tube and will snap into the indexing opening orholes which are located in the outer tube (when the inner tube isslidably moved in-and out within the outer tube). This indexing actionwill permit positioning of the inner tube (or in dexing) within theouter tube. Each indexing position ice of the inner tube will becontrolled by the relative position of the indexing holes in the outertube. In the event that there are four such indexing holes, then,accordingly there will be four indexing positions for the inner tube. Insuch a manner the inner tube may be moved in-andout of the larger tube,and may be locked into the various indexing positions. It is, of course,understood that when the work has been completed, and the trousers havebeen removed from the hanger (the inner tube) then the inner tube may bemoved in its entire length into the outer tube in its normally retractedposition (see FIG. 1).

The outer and the inner tubes are preferably made of tube lengths ofstandard circular or square-shaped cross sections. Any other section oftube, however, may be used as well. There is an inherent advantage inthe use of tubes of square cross section because in this case the tubespermit automatic alignment of the spring detent (indexing) with itscorresponding indexing holes. In the case of circular shaped tubes suchan automatic alignment is not possible. To facilitate such an alignmentthe inner tube (at its working end) may be provided with a handles or aknob which will be formed in such a manner as to indicate to the user inWhat fashion the inner tube must be extended or retracted to facilitateindexing. For

instance, such a knob may be provided with a T-shaped handle. Theconstruction of such a handle will be described later in detail.

A modification of the above hanger design may provide facility to hingeor to swivel the inner tube sideways. The latter arrangement will makepossible the swiveling of the inner tube degrees from its horizontalposition. The hinging or the swiveling of the inner tube will provideeasier access to the sewing table.

Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide agarments or a clothes hanger which may be easy to install to a sewingtable top, and to operate, and one which may be readily mass produced atlow cost.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes hangerwhich is made preferably of a pair of tubes, with one tube being fittedwithin the outer tube and made to slide in-and-out off the outer tube.

A further object of the present invention is to provide in said hangeran indexing mechanism to facilitate the indexing and locking of theinner tube within the outer tube at predetermined working positions.

An additional object of the present invention is to provide an indexingspring with an indexing detent. The latter facilitating the positioningof the inner tube relative to the outer tube as the inner tube isslidably movable in respect to the outer tube.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the inner tubewith an indexing and positioning handle. By means of the handle theinner tube may be extended in-or-out of the outer tube with ease and atthe will of the operator.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a means forhinging or swiveling the inner tube upon the outer tube when the innertube reaches the apex of its sliding movement. The inner tube can behinged a full 90 degrees from the horizontal.

An additional object of the present invention is to provide speciallydesigned mounting brackets by means of which the clothes hanger inquestion may be readily secured to the right or left margins of a tabletop.

This invention also consists in certain other features of design andconstruction, and the combination and arrangement of parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,and specifically pointed out in detail in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, references will be made to theaccompanying figures where like character 3 numerals denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective front elevational view of a sewing machine tablewhich is provided with a pair of clothes hangers showing the embodimentof the present invention. In this figure the hangers are shown in aretracted nonoperative position;

FIG. 2 is a view similar to the one in FIG. 1, however, in this case theclothes hangers are shown in an extended and operative position;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal cross sectional view, taken on theline 3--3 of FIG. 1, showing the embodiment of the present invention andthe manner in which the inner tube is mounted to slide freely within theouter tube, restricted only in its movement by the indexing mechanism;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the present invention, taken onthe line 44 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a section through a modification showing the manner in whichthe inner tube may be housed within the outer tube, and the manner inwhich the outer tube may be secured to the sewing table top by means ofmounting lugs or brackets;

FIG. 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 of FIG. 5, showing the mannerin which the outer tube may be secured to the sewing table top and theindexing mechanism;

FIG. 7 is another modification. In this case the inner tube may be madeto hinge within the outer tube when the former reaches the apex of itssliding movement;

FIG. 8 is a plan elevational view of FIG. 7, taken on the line 88,showing the manner in which the inner tube can be hinged 90 degrees uponreaching the apex of its sliding movement;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view taken on the line 99, of FIG. 8,showing the position of the inner tube substantially as indicated inFIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a section taken on the line lit-10, of FIG. 3, showing theinner and the outer tubes having a substantially circular cross-section;

FIG. 11 is a similar section shown in FIG. 10, however with the innerand the outer tubes having substantially a square-shaped cross-section;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of another modification showing theutilization of special bracket members to facilitate the mounting of theclothes hanger to the sewing table top;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the device in its non-operativeposition; while FIG. 14 shows the device in its operative position.

It is to be understood, however, that the present form of disclosure ismerely for the purpose of illustration, and that there might be variousmodifications thereof, without departing from the spirit of theinvention as herein set forth.

Referring now more particularly to the present invention, best seen inFIGS. 1 and 2, inclusive, and comprising, in combination, a rectangularsewing machine table 20 of standard design, having a table top 21,preferably made of wood, and which may be formed by means of the frontand back table margins 22 and 23, respectively, and the right and lefttable margins 24 and 25, respectively, and the table supporting legs 26.Upon its top, it can be seen that the sewing table top 21 is marked withthe dotted lines 27, to indicate the relative posiion occupied by thesewing machine proper. With the sewing machine actually not forming theembodiment of the present invention, it has not been shown in thedrawings.

It can be seen that FIG. 2 is similar with FIG. 1. However, FIG. 2indicates the manner in which the device is being operably effective,while FIG. 1 shows the device in its non-operative position. It can bereadily discerned from FIG. 2 that the clothes hanger 28 (actually thereare two hangers, with one hanger mounted separately to either right orthe left side 24 and 25, respective y of the table top 21), may bemounted directly to the left table margin 25-, substantially as shown,by means of wood screws. The clothes hanger 28 may be formed of a pairof tubular members 29 and 30, respectively. The tubular member 29(called outer) is longer in diameter than the tubular member 30 (calledinner). The inner member 30 may be fitted to slide within and in-and-outof the member 29, by means of the operative handle or the T- shaped knob31. In such manner the inner tubular member 30 can be readily extendedfrom the outer tubular member 29, or retracted into the latter,substantially as indicated in FIGS. 1 and 2, inclusive.

Referring more particularly to FIG. 3, which is a longitudinalcross-sectional view through the clothes hanger 28, taken on the line3-3 of FIG. 1, it shows the man ner in which the inner tubular member orthe tube 30 can be fitted to slide within the outer tubular member orthe tube 29. From FIG. 3 it can be readily discerned that the outer tube29 may be provided with four pairs (or more) of transversely machined ordrilled holes 32- 32a, 33-.33a, 3434a, and 35 and 35a, respectively.These holes are drilled in pairs on their own respective center linesand in such a manner as to form a group of four (or more) outer holes 32to 35, inclusive, and a group of inner holes 33a to 35a, inclusive. Theinner holes 32a to 35a, inclusive, are utilized as mounting holes in themanner shown in FIG. 3. Wood screws 36 may be used to afiix or to mountthe outer tube 29 to the edge or the margin 25 of the table top 21,substantially as indicated. The outer holes 32 to 35, inclusive, arecalled the indexing holes.

It can be readily discerned that inside the tube 30 there are two or apair of indexing springs 37 and .38, respectively, which are mounted oneither extreme ends 30a and 30b of the tube. Also it can be seen thatthe end 30a of the tube 30 may be provided with the locating hole 39,while the end 301: may be provided with the 10- cating hole 40. Also itcan be seen that the indexing springs 37 and 38 can be provided with theindexing detents 41, which fit within the locating holes 39 and 40,respectively and are in alignment with the indexing holes 32 to 35, inthe outer tube 29.

From the above it becomes apparent that when the inner tube 30 is movedwithin the outer tube 29, the indexing springs 37 and 38 are taken alongdue to the fact that the spring detents 41 are held within the holes 39and 40, respectively. In as much as the indexing springs 37 and 38 areformed of flexible piano wire, the relative motion of the sliding tube30 will force the disengagement of the spring detents 41 from theirindexing holes, and more particularly from the indexing holes 32 and 35,and will allow the tube 30 to be moved a substantial distance, until itreaches the hole 33, in the outer tube 29', which is adjacent to thehole 32. The spring detent 41 will then lock the tube 30 in its newposition unless the tube 30 is moved further to the next indexing hole34, which is adjacent tothe hole 33, etc., until to the last indexinghole 35. It is, of course, understood that more than four (or less thanfour) indexing holes may be provided upon the outer tube 29, dependingupon its total length.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, respectively, they indicate a modification.In this latter case the outer tube 42 may be held anchored to the tableedge 25 by means of the mounting lugs or the brackets 43, which are heldto the table top 21 by means of the wood screws 44. Relative to FIG. 6,it can be seen that the outer tube 42 can be provided with a pair ofindexing holes 45 and 46, respectively, while the inner tube 47 has apair of locating holes 48 and 49, respectively. In this case theindexing spring 50 has a pair of indexing detents 48a and 49a instead ofa single spring detent 41 shown in FIG. 3. The need for such anarrangement will be shown later.

FIGS. 7, 8 and 9, respectively, show an additional modification. In thiscase the outer tube 50 can be provided with a pair of lugs 51 which bymeans of the wood screws 53 may be anchored to the table top 21,substantially as indicated. The inner tube 54 fits snugly within theouter tube 50. The outer tube 50 is provided with a plurality ofindexing holes (in this case the holes 55 and 56), which can be locatedin pairs upon the same center lines and can be in perfect alignment.However, the inner tube 54 is provided with only one pair of holes 57and 58, and 59 and 60, respectively, which are located on either end 61or 6-2, of the inner tube 54. A double acting piano wire indexing spring63 and 64 is provided and is mounted substantially as shown in FIG. 7.The springs 63 and 64 are formed as above described.

Referring more specifically to FIG. 9, which is a plan elevational viewof FIG. 8, it can be seen that the end 65, of the outer tube 50, isprovided with a pair of arcuate cut outs 66 and 67, inclusive, so as topermit the hinging or the swiveling of the inner tube 54 (the hanger)substantially as shown. Dotted lines A and B indicate the position ofthe inner tube 54 as it is being moved or hinged from its normalposition marked A to its new position marked C. The hinging of the pipeor the hanger 54 permits an easier access to and from the sewing table20. However, the tubes 50 and 54 may be provided with a secondary set oflocating or indexing holes 56a so as to permit the anchoring of theinner pipe 54 (or the hanger) in its normal position A preliminary tobeing moved to the new position marked C.

Referencebeing made to the modification shown in FIG. 12, it indicatesthe manner in which the outer tubing 50 may be anchored to the table top21 by means of a pair of specially constructed brackets 68. Each bracketis split at 69, and by means of the machine screw 70 can be made tightso as to hold the outer tube 50 locked in position. Also the bracket 68may be formed with a U-shaped extension 71 so as to support the innertube 54 (the hanger) when the latter is hinged or is swiveled 90 degreesfrom its originally normal position indicated at A to the new positionmarked C, substantially as shown in FIG. 8.

FIGS. 13 and 14, respectively, are perspective views showing theembodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 13 the outer tubular member29 is mounted by screws to the edge of table 21, with the inner slidingtube 30 in its normal non-operative position housed inside the outerstationary tube 29.

However, FIG. 14, shows the manner in which the inner tubular member 30can assume an extended position when it is extracted from the stationarymember 29. Due to the inherent design of the device, and because it isprovided with an indexing spring 64, it is possible to slide the innermember 30 to the very end of the stationary member 29, and have itlocked by the extension 49a in the spring 64. The extension 49a springsinto the hole 56, substantially as shown, to allow the sliding member 30to swing degrees relative to the stationary member 29.

A careful examination of the foregoing description in conjunction withthe invention as illustrated in the drawings, will enable the reader toobtain a clear understanding and impression of the alleged features ofmerit and novelty, sufiicient to clarify the construction of theinvention as hereinafter claimed.

.Minor changes in shape, size and materials, and rearrangement of parts,may be resorted to in actual practice, as long as no departure is madefrom the invention claimed.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and original is thefollowing:

1. In a device of the class described, comprising, in combination, apair of tubular members, one outer and one inner tube, the outer tubebeing of substantially larger inner diameter, said inner tube having adiameter which snugly fits within the inner diameter of ,said outertube, means for sliding said inner tube lineally within said outer tube,and means for indexing said inner tube within said outer tube, saidmeans comprising a spring indexing detent, and means for swinging orswiveling said inner tube in an arcuate path relative to the linealmovement thereto, and means for supporting said inner tube in its newarcuate position; said outer tube having a pair of cut-outs and mountedbrackets, a pair of supporting bearing sections, a hole in each one ofsaid sections, each of said holes being in alignment with one another,said indexing spring detent pair being mounted into said holes acting asa bearing, said inner tube being free to swing in an arcuate path 90degrees from the lineal position of said outer tube, and means in saidbrackets to lock said inner tube in its relatively new position.

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